Table 4 Comparison of specific stressful life events, by ethnocultural background, in overall and matched samples
From: The mental health status of ethnocultural minorities in Ontario and their mental health care
Stressful Life Event | All Data | Matched Data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White n = 5120 | Black n = 104 | p | White n = 2083 | Black n = 100 | p | |
Illness/Injury | 539 (10.5 %) | 6 (5.8 %) | .143 | 228 (10.9 %) | 6 (6.0 %) | .137 |
Illness/Injury to rel/frnd | 2258 (44.1 %) | 35 (33.7 %) | .036 | 936 (44.9 %) | 35 (35.0 %) | .062 |
Death of a partner | 46 (.9 %) | 3 (2.9 %) | .073 | 15 (.7 %) | 3 (3.0 %) | .046 |
Death of a rel/frnd | 1505 (29.4 %) | 44 (42.3 %) | .006 | 619 (29.7 %) | 43 (43.0 %) | .007 |
Divorce/Sep | 146 (28.5 %) | 10 (9.6 %) | .001 | 65 (3.1 %) | 10 (10 %) | .002 |
Finance diff | 968 (18.9 %) | 40 (38.5 %) | <.001 | 376 (18.1 %) | 38 (38 %) | <.001 |
Job Loss | 359 (7.0 %) | 11 (10.6 %) | .173 | 135 (6.5 %) | 10 (10.0 %) | .212 |
Retirement | 473 (9.2 %) | 9 (8.7 %) | .999 | 175 (8.4 %) | 8 (8.0 %) | .999 |
Crop Loss | 30 (.6 %) | 1 (1.0 %) | .465 | 15 (.7 %) | 1 (1.0 %) | .529 |
Business Failure | 72 (1.4 %) | 1 (1.0 %) | .999 | 37 (1.8 %) | 1 (1.0 %) | .999 |
Family Conflict | 869 (17.0 %) | 21 (20.2 %) | .359 | 369 (17.7 %) | 21 (21.0 %) | .422 |
White n = 5120 | South Asian n = 113 | p | White n = 2115 | South Asian n = 111 | p | |
Illness/Injury | 539 (10.5 %) | 12 (10.6 %) | .999 | 212 (10.0 %) | 12 (10.8 %) | .747 |
Illness/Injury to rel/frnd | 2258 (44.1 %) | 55 (48.7 %) | .340 | 890 (42.1 %) | 55 (49.5 %) | .139 |
Death of a partner | 46 (.9 %) | 1 (.9 %) | .999 | 13 (.6 %) | 1 (.9 %) | .512 |
Death of a rel/frnd | 1505 (29.4 %) | 36 (31.9 %) | .602 | 590 (27.9 %) | 35 (31.5) | .448 |
Divorce/Sep | 146 (28.5 %) | 2 (1.8 %) | .772 | 49 (2.3 %) | 2 (1.8 %) | .999 |
Finance diff | 968 (18.9 %) | 24 (21.2 %) | .544 | 356 (16.8 %) | 23 (20.7 %) | .300 |
Job Loss | 359 (7.0 %) | 11 (9.7 %) | .263 | 171 (8.1 %) | 11 (9.9 %) | .476 |
Retirement | 473 (9.2 %) | 8 (7.1 %) | .513 | 203 (9.6 %) | 8 (7.2 %) | .506 |
Crop Loss | 30 (.6 %) | 1 (.9 %) | .493 | 15 (.7 %) | 1 (.9 %) | .560 |
Business Failure | 72 (1.4 %) | 10 (8.8 %) | <.001 | 24 (1.1 %) | 10 (9.0 %) | <.001 |
Family Conflict | 869 (17.0 %) | 14 (12.4 %) | .252 | 319 (15.1 %) | 14 (12.6 %) | .585 |
White n = 5120 | East Asian n = 134 | p | White n = 2486 | East Asian n = 132 | p | |
Illness/Injury | 539 (10.5 %) | 11 (8.2 %) | .475 | 245 (9.9 %) | 11 (8.3 %) | .654 |
Illness/Injury to rel/frnd | 2258 (44.1 %) | 57 (42.5 %) | .792 | 1056 (42.5 %) | 55 (41.7 %) | .928 |
Death of a partner | 46 (.9 %) | 2 (1.5 %) | .348 | 17 (.7 %) | 2 (1.5 %) | .248 |
Death of a rel/frnd | 1505 (29.4 %) | 47 (35.1 %) | .179 | 707 (28.4 %) | 45 (34.1 %) | .168 |
Divorce/Sep | 146 (28.5 %) | 2 (2.9 %) | .591 | 56 (2.3 %) | 2 (1.5 %) | .999 |
Finance diff | 968 (18.9 %) | 20 (14.9 %) | .265 | 412 (16.6 %) | 18 (13.6 %) | .469 |
Job Loss | 359 (7.0 %) | 10 (7.5 %) | .863 | 164 (6.6 %) | 10 (7.6 %) | .593 |
Retirement | 473 (9.2 %) | 11 (8.2 %) | .879 | 220 (8.8 %) | 11 (8.3 %) | .999 |
Crop Loss | 30 (.6 %) | 1 (.7 %) | .552 | 15 (.6 %) | 1 (.8 %) | .564 |
Business Failure | 72 (1.4 %) | 5 (3.7 %) | .046 | 42 (1.7 %) | 5 (3.8 %) | .085 |
Family Conflict | 869 (17.0 %) | 17 (12.7 %) | .242 | 378 (15.2 %) | 16 (12.1 %) | .383 |
White n = 5120 | Southeast Asian n = 111 | p | White n = 1898 | Southeast Asian n = 106 | p | |
Illness/Injury | 539 (10.5 %) | 12 (10.8 %) | .876 | 184 (.097) | 12 (11.3 %) | .613 |
Illness/Injury to rel/frnd | 2258 (44.1 %) | 35 (31.5 %) | .009 | 808 (42.6 %) | 33 (31.1 %) | .020 |
Death of a partner | 46 (.9 %) | 0 (0 %) | .627 | 9 (.5 %) | 0 (0 %) | .999 |
Death of a rel/frnd | 1505 (29.4 %) | 31 (27.9 %) | .833 | 533 (28.1 %) | 28 (26.4 %) | .824 |
Divorce/Sep | 146 (28.5 %) | 2 (1.8 %) | .771 | 50 (2.6 %) | 2 (1.9 %) | .999 |
Finance diff | 968 (18.9 %) | 30 (27.0 %) | .037 | 315 (16.6 %) | 27 (25.5 %) | .024 |
Job Loss | 359 (7.0 %) | 14 (12.6 %) | .037 | 137 (7.2 %) | 12 (11.3 %) | .126 |
Retirement | 473 (9.2 %) | 5 (4.5 %) | .095 | 180 (9.5 %) | 5 (4.7 %) | .119 |
Crop Loss | 30 (.6 %) | 1 (.9 %) | .487 | 16 (.8 %) | 0 (0 %) | .999 |
Business Failure | 72 (1.4 %) | 2 (1.8 %) | .671 | 33 (1.7 %) | 2 (1.9 %) | .708 |
Family Conflict | 869 (17.0 %) | 11 (9.9 %) | .053 | 289 (15.2 %) | 10 (9.4 %) | .123 |
White n = 5120 | Aboriginal n = 21 | p | White n = 518 | Aboriginal n = 20 | p | |
Illness/Injury | 539 (10.5 %) | 3 (14.3 %) | .480 | 60 (11.6 %) | 3 (15 %) | .719 |
Illness/Injury to rel/frnd | 2258 (44.1 %) | 12 (57.1 %) | .273 | 246 (47.5 %) | 12 (60.0 %) | .362 |
Death of a partner | 46 (.9 %) | 0 (0 %) | .999 | 6 (1.2 %) | 0 (0 %) | .999 |
Death of a rel/frnd | 1505 (29.4 %) | 10 (47.6 %) | .090 | 163 (31.5 %) | 10 (50.0 %) | .091 |
Divorce/Sep | 146 (28.5 %) | 0 (0 %) | .999 | 16 (3.1 %) | 0 (0 %) | .999 |
Finance diff | 968 (18.9 %) | 4 (19.0 %) | .999 | 102 (19.7 %) | 4 (20.0 %) | .999 |
Job Loss | 359 (7.0 %) | 0 (0 %) | .396 | 36 (6.9 %) | 0 (0 %) | .387 |
Retirement | 473 (9.2 %) | 4 (19.0 %) | .124 | 35 (6.8 %) | 4 (20.0 %) | .049 |
Crop Loss | 30 (.6 %) | 0 (0 %) | .999 | 4 (.8 %) | 0 (0 %) | .999 |
Business Failure | 72 (1.4 %) | 0 (0 %) | .999 | 10 (1.9 %) | 0 (0 %) | .999 |
Family Conflict | 869 (17.0 %) | 7 (33.3 %) | .072 | 103 (19.9 %) | 7 (35.0 %) | .151 |